(HBO) – Yen Thuy district in Hoa Binh province now has 880
ha of pomelo cultivation, of which 415 ha are in harvest season and nearly 120
ha in Ngoc Luong, Huu Loi, Bao Hieu communes, and Hang Tram town are cultivated
following VietGAP and organic standards. The average annual income from local
Dien pomelo orchards is from 300 to 400 million VND per ha.
Yen Thuy district's Dien pomelo is recognised as a
provincial-level three-star product under the One Commune One Product programme
in Hoa Binh.
Hoang Anh Viet, from Huu Loi commune’s Yen Thoi hamlet, said
the Dien pomelo trees are easy to grow and care for, with their fruits favoured
by the market, ensuring stable output and high economic benefits.
The district has many households growing the fruit on large
scale for high value, particularly the orchard of Ta Huu Hau in Hang Tram town,
who plant Dien pomelo and orange trees on an area of over 2ha, earning an
average annual income of about 400 million VND (17,575 USD).
On September 9, 2019, the National Office of Intellectual
Property issued Decision No. 76495/QD-SHTT on granting a certificate of
trademark registration for the Yen Thuy pomelo.
Following the VietGAP standards, pomelo growers have paid
attention to the quality of land, water sources, and use bio-products. Famous
for its aroma and sweet, juicy taste, the fruit is in favour of consumers in
Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, and Ninh Binh, among others.
Bui Van Hai, Chairman of the Yen Thuy People’s Committee,
said the local Dien pomelo has gradually gained its foothold on the market.
He informed that the district is focusing on extending its
VietGap-certificated pomelo areas to help increase the quality and value,
running communications activities to raise farmers’ responsibility in
sustaining the pomelo quality, and boosting the formation of value chains./.
In the first quarter of 2024, the credit institutions in the province have actively deployed the legal documents of the State and the State Bank relating to currency, credit and interest rates. At the same time, they have promoted the capital mobilization, focusing on the solutions to expand the credit investment along with strengthening the credit quality management, lending to priority programs to promptly meet the capital needs for export - business and consumer demand during Tet in 2024.
Outside the key economic region of Hoa Binh, yet Lac Son district has utilised its potential and strengths regarding labour, land, and transportation connectivity to attract investment to the locality, contributing to promoting socio-economic development.
In a move to expedite the execution and disbursement of the 2024 capital plan for ODA projects, aiming for a disbursement rate of over 90% of the allocated funding, the Hoa Binh People's Committee issued Document No. 483/UBND-KTN on April 3, 2024, regarding such efforts.
Nguyen Van Thap from Kim Duc hamlet, Vinh Tien commune, Kim Boi district, has built the brand of Hoa Qua Son for local fruits. His efforts have brought about income for his family and generated job opportunities for locals, helping hundreds of households escape from poverty.
The Hoa Binh administration was entrusted by the Prime Minister with a budget of 3.43 trillion VND (142.91 million USD) for investment in 2024. The provincial People's Council approved nearly 3.76 trillion VND, which has been meticulously allocated to projects, achieving 100% of the assigned capital plan.
Hoa Binh province has mobilised all resources to propel local agricultural products to make inroads into foreign markets, towards lifting the export turnover of key agricultural products to 137.8 million USD by 2030, accounting for 3.4% of the locality’s total export value of goods.
The locality aims to export farm produce to the US, the European Union, the UK, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.